Concrete Laborer - Highland Turf, Inc. t/a HTI Contractors

Position Summary:

We are seeking a Concrete Laborer to perform duties including designing and building forms, pouring concrete, then spreading and smoothing it using various tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Creating forms that will guide the pouring of a concrete surface

• Spreading poured concrete to fill forms evenly

• Smoothing surfaces and adding textures as needed

• Removing excess concrete

• Treating finished concrete with waterproofing sealants, hardening agents and other substances

• Polishing dried concrete to enhance its texture and appearance

• Installing construction elements, such as steel plates and anchor bolts, in concrete

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Ability to remain upright and to access ground level surfaces 

• Knowledge of materials commonly used in concrete projects

• Ability to move heavy materials and tools from one location to another

• Familiarity with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and construction safety standards

• Ability to use common tools, such as trowels, screeds, floats, mixers and saws

• Understanding of how concrete cures and how environmental conditions may impact the process

• Basic arithmetic skills to perform measurements

• This is a safety sensitive position

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to lift, push, pull, or carry objects, use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue and to effectively jump, sprint, or throw an object. Excellent stamina is required. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt. The noise level in the work environment is generally loud.

Benefits:

• Very competitive wages 

• 100% employer paid health insurance for the employee; the employer also contributes towards dependent coverage. 

• Employer paid Life & AD&D insurance policy $10,000. 

• Teladoc telephone/online doctor visit service paid by the employer. 

• PTO begins to accrue immediately upon hire on a pay period basis (weekly) and may be used on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. 

• Group rates for dental, vision, life, AD&D, STD, LTD, critical illness and accident insurance.

401K - The company will match your dollar for dollar up to the first 1% then $.50 on the dollar on the next 5%. So, if you wanted to take full advantage of the match, you would have to put in 6% to be matched 3.5%.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at-will relationship.